Top Five Most Embarrasing Moments in Piano Performance
There will always be moments when you perform music professionally, moments when you just wish you could find a hole to bury your head into. Here’s a list of my own personal top five. . 5) This happened many many years ago when I first started performing solo piano in a hotel. A customer came…
Ghost Playing the Piano
It looks like a ghost playing the upright piano. But look carefully, it is an illusion. For full story, visit Piano Player Illusion
Review the Palette – Melody Composing Tool
The Palette program is a tool for the creation of ‘theoretically correct’ melodies. The program is based on composition theory and the theory of harmony. The strong theoretical base makes the melody composing process easier. I downloaded the program and give it try. You know what I think? I think it is great! Even if…
Transcribe! A Brief Review
This post is a review on this piece of software that so many professional musicians have been talking about. Every musician knows that transcribing is a crucial step in the process of learning music, both improving your hearing and equipping you with knowledge on how the masters work. I of course have been transcribing for…
Top Five Funny Questions in Piano Playing
When piano playing is a big part of your life, you never know what kind of funny questions you might be asked everyday. You are, however, in the entertainment business. Here is my own top five funny questions that I’ve been asked throughout my piano playing life. 5) For those of you who don’t already…
Bill Evans Waltz for Debby Transcription
I needed a song to help me tried out this software called Transcribe! that everybody have been talking about, especially on the spectrum analysis feature in it. What better song is there than a classic Bill Evans number. Bill Evans is famous among pianist for his left hand comping. Countless studies have been made on…
Tribute to Virginia Tech: Evan Mack wrote There is no Sunset in Virginia
Evan Mack, a second-year doctoral student in piano at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, wrote a song called “There’s No Sunset in Virginia.” After YouTube posted it on the site’s main page, it attracted thousands of viewers. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G0hdZeK7ss] After listening to this touching song, I recorded my improvisation version of the song. It…
Michel Camilo’s new release: Spirit of the moment
Pianist Michel Camilo, whose career spans three decades, two hemispheres and a range of jazz, Flamenco and classical styles, understands the importance of living in the moment. Since joining the Telarc label with the 2001 release of Triángulo , he has crafted brilliant recordings in the trio, solo and orchestral settings. Each of them has…
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